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Rating And Reviews: Yamaha DTX-M12 Drum Pad

12 drum pads, more than 1200 voices, plus a built-in sound module. Includes Cubase AI 5 software. Drum Pad only.

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"Works For Me" submitted December 9, 2011

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Musical Background: 30 years, Drums, professional.
Music Style: Electronic, rock, ambient
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Sound: The sound quality on this unit is great. No noise I could perceive from the outputs and the sounds have presence and are clean. Plays back my 22khz, 16 bit mono samples cleanly in live settings. Feature: I've been using the stack/alternate feature on the pads to get 4 alternating notes per pad. Great for playing melodies while playing drums without jumping from pad to pad so much. Haven't use the USB/computer interface or sequencer control features. Also imported several of my samples with no issues. Ease of Use: There is a learning curve. I have used several Roland drum pads and I find them easy to program on the spot. This Yamaha is another story. I had to sit with it for a couple of hours a few days in a row to really start to understand the internals. After that, programming it is getting easier and more familiar and quicker. The smaller pads across the top and bottom are more suited for turning on or off one shot samples or phrase loops and less suited for delicate sensitive playing. Overall, the sensitivity of all the pads is good and adjustable to your style. Research the manual before you buy. Quality: So far so good. Built well. Solid body. Strong plastic. This is the second Yamaha pad I have. The first one I got had one of the larger square pads go bad after a few hours of using it. I notified zZounds, they sent me a shipping label and within a week the defective unit was back to them and I had a new fully operational replacement in my hands at no additional cost to me. Great service. Value: It has features the Roland sampling pads do not have and the Roland's have Features the Yamaha does not have. Do your research and really think about what you'll be doing with your pad, read forums, download manuals, learn their strengths and limitations and choose wisely. For my uses, I believe I did with the Yanmaha. Manufacturer Support: Haven't dealt with Yamaha. This is the second pad I have. The first one I got had one of the larger square pads go bad after a few hours of using it. I notified zZounds, they sent me a shipping label and within a week the defective unit was back to them and I had a new fully operational replacement in my hands at no additional cost to me. Great service. The Wow Factor: I only buy gear to make music. I don't understand "Is there something about this gear that makes you want it even if you could make good music without it?" How do I rate that? The thing works great for MY uses. Do Your Research. Overall: I would buy the same Item if something happened to this one. I have already programmed kits I use live implementing the alternating note feature that similar priced units do not have.
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"Really Impressed!" submitted March 25, 2013

By Jason C in Woodstock, GA
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Musical Background: Working drummer/percussionist....25+ years
Music Style: Rock and Christian/praise/worship
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Overall: I've been a drummer for almost 25 years and have always been skeptical about electronic percussion. In fact, other than v-drums, I've always found "pads" to be completely unrealistic. I started playing percussion a few years ago (congas, cajon, other noise makers) and it seems that I am constantly buying new gear. The last gig I played I realized how much gear I had when it took me an hour to break it down and load it up. So, I started looking for another option. After comparing the Roland SPS-30 with the Yamaha, I decided to go with Yamaha. Primarily because of it's focus on "world percussion". I watched dozens of YouTube videos and read at least that many forums. My initial thoughts on the pad was how compact it is but also how sturdy it seems to be. I immediately fired it up after plugging it in to a guitar amp...and it sounded horrible! That's because I used a guitar amp... After plugging in my in-ears (headphones) I was amazed at how good it sounds! Seriously, amazed... The pads are responsive and the samples are killer! Having owned it a total of four days, I still have a significant learning curve to really make it sing but that was expected. I will also say that if I found it easy to program and manipulate, I would have been dissapointed. The DTXM12 has a lot of bells and whistles and I can't wait to really get into it! Now, I could literally bring the DTX, a couple of foot triggers/pads and play a full gig and that is worth it's weight in gold!
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"Will do the job." submitted January 8, 2010

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Sound: It plays back the samples that are in it exactly as they sound when you hear them on your computer/ no audible difference at all. The latency (audio delay after hit) is barely noticeable, I'm happy. For loading in samples via USB - you can only load 16bit/44.1kHz samples up to 9 sec. long. I wasn't too blown away with the Yamaha samples Feature: I wish the LCD display screen were bigger to show the MASTER EQ curve and the sample waveforms for cropping. EQing by numbers is no fun. USB device port is upside down! Oh well. Ease of Use: I was playing with 5A sticks, but I had to set the trigger sensitivity to HAND mode, to work with my sticks. Everything is easy once you get used to the format. A bit overly complicated with a very limited interface. One more knob for data entry would have been cool. Limited to + or - buttons, but they speed up when you hold down. Quality: Everything is great. My only real complaint is that the top and bottom thin-edge pads (1-3, 10-12) don't operate at the same sensitivity as the flat pads (4-9)... in other words, you have to whack the thin ones harder, and they don't pick up softer hits at all. But hey, then they would be going off all the time when you barely brush them. I would use them for hits/crashes/cow bells, but not hats/toms or snares. Value: For what I want to do, which is load in my own samples, this thing is great. I wish it had variable sample rate for 24bit/48kHz samples, but I can work with 16/44.1. Sounds fine. Manufacturer Support: I never tried. The Wow Factor: HOT! smack it around a bit! The sounds are fab, and it definitely will blow away the crowd once it's been programmed right (put in your own crazier samples). Overall: I would like to see the same thing with higher sample rates some day.
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"Type-O in my last review" submitted January 11, 2010

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Sound: I made an error on my review. The max sample time per USB-loadable user-sample is 23 sec for a stereo sample. Total memory for stereo user-samples is 11.4 minutes (100MB).
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